Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

protection OF game As amended IL limits
| the season for deer hunting To one month,
| viz. from November | 10 December |. IL
| also forbids the of dogs in hunting,
pursuing and killing deer, and any dog
| seen following upon the track of deer Is
declared IA public nuisance, TO be killed on
| sight without recourse 20 law or indemni-
| fication to the owner. This part of the bill
was objected TO 10y Representatives Rum
1 sey and Manly. IL was defended by Rep
resentatives Thompson, Perkins and Can
non. The house refused 10 strike IL out.
| Another principal amendment forbids the
| spring shooting OF ducks. The terms of
| this portion of the bill read as follows ::
| mo person shall kill or destroy any wild
duck save only from the LIST Of September
in each year TO the LIST day of January
next following, or any wild water fowl or
snipe between the LIST of May and tho LIST
| of September in each year. Hunters from
the vicinity of the national boundary line
say that at the present time Canadian
| waters swarm with wild duck, protected
| by the Canadian law. American waters
ring with the explosion of guns and many
| hunters are destroying water fowl by bat
| teries in invisible boats and other murder
Gus devices. They follow this practice
night and day. Sportsmeu have written
many letters here. urging the immediate
passage of the spring duck shooting bill in
PRODUCED by Senator Giddings.
The bill TO establish state board OF un-
the house.
Both house have adopted resolution
| for an election recess from April i to
April q.
The house committee of the whole has
agreed TO bill providing that all factor
| les and workshops where emery wheels
! of any description are used, either solid
emery, leather, leather covered, felt, can
vas linen, paper or wheels rolled in emery
or corundum, shall be provided with blow
ers or similar apparatus, which shall be
| placed over, beside or under said wheels
! In such manner IA To carry away all dust
arising from said emery wheels while in
operation, directly to the outside of the
building, or some receptacle placed 80 rs
! TO receive such dust. In cities IL Is made
the duty of the superintendent of police
and in townships of the supervisors TO see
that the regulations of the act are OF
served and TO prosecute persons who shall
violate the same. IL Is also provided that
in case of the neglect or refusal of either
of the officers named to perform the
duties imposed, then any person of mature
age and good moral character may make
such INSPECTION and prosecute any or all
person, who shall be found violating the
provisions of the act. The penalty for
violation OF the act Is "A fine of SlUO The
bill was introduced 10y Mr. Ogg at the re-
quest of workmen III the stove works in
Detroit.
A cohort Of railroad lawyers swooped
down on the senate the other day Among
the number were Ashley Pond, attorney
for the vanderbilt roads George jerome
OF the ID. a NJ. Alfred Russell OF the Wa
bash. and Henry Russell of the Michigan
Central. MIR Pond gave an expo ion Of
the inter state commerce law as he viewed
1t. lie said the law wa. very obscure and
sections of il susceptible of various inter
pretations. They appeared ms though thrown
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dom. Representative Reagan and Senator
CuIlom had each framed parts OF the
law AND had apparently desired to
counteract the provisions of each
other Mr.. Ponds interpretations
were based largely on English
laws framed for similar purposes. lie
said that roads could still give lower
rates for carloads than for small loads.
lie believed that this rule would extend To
allow lower rates for train load, than for
carloads, but roads differed on this point
The provision as 70 long and short hauls
was the weakest part OF tbs law. IL could
be so interpreted as 20 be practically
nugatory and this was the Interpretation
which roads would adopt Mr. Pond
argument continued through thu day
Mr.. Jerome and Mr.. 7. j. O'Brlen toll
lowed briefly in the same line OF ar
gument, though without going into detail.
The two houses met in joint convention
the other day, with President Monroe in
the chair, to listen TO euloIes upon the
late Gen. John Robertson. There were
many that remembered that the lamented
gentleman had attended such joint gather
ings of the Legislature for many sessions.
Copies of all the published works of Gen.
Robertson were placed upon the desk and
many flowers sent from the agricu. tural
college filled the atmosphere OF the house
with rare perfume. The programe ob-
served was first prayer by Rev Mr.. Beal.
Nearer, My God, TO Thee, y and 1t Is Well
With Ny Soul. were sung by the Lansing
Mems Choir. Then followed the reading
of biographical sketch by Representative
Bates. and eulogies by Senators Deyo.
Seymour. Giddings, Palmer and President
Monroe and by Representatives Manly,
Hill and Thompson. Sympathetic and APP
preciative resolutions outlining the public
services of Gen. Robertson, in "A faithful
manner, were adopted and ordered spread
upon the records.
The senate has adopted Il resolution call
ing upon the superintendent of the var-
Gus insane asylums TO furnish lists con
tanning the full name, and age aud date
when received, the county and the weekly
charge made for the support of each pa
tent who i IA ch rye to the state; also
the same facts with regard TO patients who
are a charge upon the counties and those
who are at private charges.